doping

noun

Definition of doping

: the use of a substance (such as an anabolic steroid or erythropoietin) or technique (such as blood doping) to illegally improve athletic performance

Examples of doping in a Sentence

increased efforts to detect doping at the Olympic Games

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In the years since, a number of riders on the team have either been caught, accused of, or admitted to doping. — Joe Lindsey, Outside Online, "Andy Rihs, Longtime Pro-Cycling Patriarch, Passes Away," 19 Apr. 2018 And as authorities crack down, athletes keep finding clever ways to outwit increasingly byzantine doping rules as new techniques and drugs catch on. — Umair Irfan, Vox, "Olympic swimmer Ryan Lochte broke doping rules. It happens far more than you think.," 24 July 2018 Key Russian attacks were carried out in 2016, days after the World Anti-Doping Agency released an initial report on Russian doping activities. — Timothy B. Lee, Ars Technica, "Russian spies hacked officials to protect doping athletes, US charges," 4 Oct. 2018 The first McLaren report into Russian doping and the second report. — Bloomberg.com, "A Guide to Russia and North Korea’s Status in the Olympics," 7 Feb. 2018 Russia’s widespread doping scheme resulted in the country’s being banned from using its flag or anthem during the 2018 Winter Olympics. — Dustin Volz, WSJ, "West Accuses Russia of Persistent Campaign of Hacking by the Kremlin," 4 Oct. 2018 But there are ways around the passport as well, and the percentage of positive doping tests hasn’t budged since passports were introduced in 2009. — Umair Irfan, Vox, "Olympic swimmer Ryan Lochte broke doping rules. It happens far more than you think.," 24 July 2018 But a federal indictment announced on Thursday charges that Russian spies waged a long-running campaign to undermine investigations into doping activities by Russian athletes during the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi. — Timothy B. Lee, Ars Technica, "Russian spies hacked officials to protect doping athletes, US charges," 4 Oct. 2018 Does that count as doping, as some researchers have suggested? — Umair Irfan, Vox, "Olympic swimmer Ryan Lochte broke doping rules. It happens far more than you think.," 24 July 2018

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doping

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English Language Learners Definition of doping

: the illegal use of a drug (such as a steroid) to improve an athlete's performance

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doping

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dop·ing | \ ˈdō-piŋ

Medical Definition of doping

: the use of a substance (such as an anabolic steroid or erythropoietin) or technique (such as blood doping) to improve athletic performance and that is typically banned in competitive sports … nearly two dozen athletes … have been banned from the Olympics in the last two weeks for doping violations.— Philip Hersh, The Chicago Tribune, 8 Aug. 2008